Birds of Cranbrook
What has actually been seen around Cranbrook: 110 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 110 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,274 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 77 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Cranbrook
110 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cranbrook (Kent) since 2010, across 3,274 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
Cranbrook is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 5.3 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Benenden, 5 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (95 against 110). Birds logged far more often around Cranbrook than there include Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cranbrook
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 164 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 145 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 142 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 135 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 116 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 114 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 109 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 94 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 84 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 84 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 78 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 75 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 70 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 69 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 68 |
| 16 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 65 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 63 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 62 |
| 19 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 61 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 59 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cranbrook
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Kent
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Cranbrook?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cranbrook are Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 3,274 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cranbrook?
110 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cranbrook?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.